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Crane Operator Sues 3 Bonfire Victims
WBAP Website ^ | 09/18/02 | Unknown

Posted on 09/18/2002 6:47:02 PM PDT by strela

(Fair use excerpted)

College Station (WBAP) -- Three Aggies injured in the bonfire collapse have been sued by a crane operator who accuses them of not alerting others to dangers at the construction site.

Couch's attorney contends in a third-party lawsuit that A&M students John Comstock, Matthew Robbins and Dominic Braus are partly responsible for the collapse.

Couch's attorney, Jim Cowles of Dallas, says his lawsuit is a way to ensure all Bonfire-related litigation is transferred to Brazos County.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: blame; bonfire; lawsuit; texasam; victim
Just when you think you've heard it all ...

I see now the simple, home truth of the joke

"Q: What is the first thing a lawyer just has to run out and buy the first time he takes Viagra?

A: Shirts with bigger collars."

1 posted on 09/18/2002 6:47:03 PM PDT by strela
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To: strela
Where do vampires learn how to suck blood?

In law school!

2 posted on 09/18/2002 7:11:19 PM PDT by buffyt
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To: buffyt
It would be comical if it wasn't such a cynical act on the part of the crane operator. He's on the hook for his possible negligence in the bonfire tragedy, so the first thing he does is get his own landshark to muddy the waters.
When will we ever get a "loser pays" legal system?
3 posted on 09/18/2002 7:31:03 PM PDT by strela
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To: strela
What? Lawyers don't take Viagra, It just makes them taller!
4 posted on 09/18/2002 7:51:11 PM PDT by Not now, Not ever!
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To: strela
Of course, nobody should be suing anybody over this insane bonfire collapse.

The school is guilty for not supervising this more closely, the crane operator may be guilty, but the damned stupid students are the guiltiest of all, they and their "redpots."

The school should wash its hands of this neanderthal practice. If the students want to have it, they're on their own, including the liability.

5 posted on 09/18/2002 8:01:40 PM PDT by sinkspur
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To: strela
I can't help myself!

After the bonfire, two Aggies go on a fishing trip. They rent all the equipment - the reels, the rods, the wading suits, the rowboat, the car, and even a cabin in the woods.

The first day they go fishing, but they don't catch anything. The same thing happens on the second day, and on the third day. It goes on like this until finally, on the last day of their vacation, one of the men catches a fish.

As they're driving home they're really depressed. One Aggie turns to the other and says, "Do you realize that this one lousy fish we caught cost us fifteen hundred bucks?"

The other Aggie says, "Wow! Then it's a good thing we didn't catch any more!"

6 posted on 09/18/2002 8:14:52 PM PDT by jws3sticks
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To: strela
Q: What's the difference between a skunk and a lawyer lying dead on the road?

A: The skunk has skid marks in front of it.

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Q: You're locked in a room together with Osama, Saddam, and a lawyer, but your gun only has two bullets - what do you do?

A: Shoot the lawyer twice.

7 posted on 09/18/2002 8:15:53 PM PDT by Enduring Freedom
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To: strela
I went to the web site and I'm still confused about this story. What does the crane operator have to do with this ?
I never saw the original story....thanx
8 posted on 09/18/2002 8:44:32 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: stylin19a
The crane operator and his company (Zachry) were sued.
9 posted on 09/19/2002 5:36:07 AM PDT by strela
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